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Mutually agreed interface descriptions laid out in standards help to reduce a system’s complexity in manifold ways. Standardised processes will simplify governance, increase service delivery quality and enable collaboration beyond system boundaries. Major standards in use today were set up by raw consensus (e.g. http) with others being established by a more conventional standardisation gremium (e.g. GSM). Standards get erected by jurisdiction, by industrial agreement or because of long-lasting, widespread and habituated usage, assigning different roles and meanings to actual standards usage and enforcement patterns.
The workshops goal is to discuss the important aspects of OGD standards, their terms of use in daily application as well as the significance of OGD standards for international collaboration.

Public Administration data usage makes no halt at national borders. Apps and applications, visualisations and forecasts, built by open source developers, companies and associations rely on open, structured data and contribute to cross-border added value. Mutual agreement on OGD standards and their terms of use will improve interoperability and foster open data usage within DACH, Europe or in a truly international context. Agreements may be made in these areas: (more…)

Special issue of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research

The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research is planning a special issue on Innovation through Open Data.

The opening of data has been hailed for its innovative capacity and transformative power. Over the last years, many politicians, companies, scientists, and citizen communities have paid considerable attention to the demand of opening data of both public and private organizations. An important event in this context was the release of the EU Public Sector Information (PSI) directive in 2003, in which a common legislative framework was presented, which regulates making data of public sector bodies available for re-use[1]. In 2009, the Obama Administration stated that its primary goal was the establishment of an unprecedented level of openness of the Government[2] and published an Open Government Directive some months afterwards[3]. Building on former policies, the European Commission has recently presented an Open Data Strategy for Europe, in which more evident rules on making the best use of government-held information are presented[4]. In 2012, the Obama Administration published the Digital Government Strategy, which aims to 1) enable the American people to access high-quality digital government information and services anywhere, anytime, on any device; 2) seize the opportunity to procure and manage devices, applications, and data in smart, secure and affordable ways; and 3) unlock the power of government data to spur innovation and improve the quality of services for the American people[5].

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“The Foundations of Innovation in Government Must Rest on Sound Policies, Governance Principles, Ethics,and Laws”

This minitrack explores the creation and implementation of public policies and laws to support, facilitate, and promote e-Democracy and e-Government and, as well as how these technologies impact and influence governance systems and public institutions towards open government. It will also explore challenges and solutions in emerging models of governance in relation to ICTs, and ethical issues arising in e-governance in the public sector. Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to: (more…)